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May 15, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Honolulu, HI, USA

May 15, 2022 at 7:05 pm
Near max in Honolulu
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Partial Lunar Eclipse in Honolulu, Hawaii
Began: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 7:01 pm
Maximum: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 7:04 pm 0.841 Magnitude
Ended: Sun, May 15, 2022 at 8:50 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 49 minutes

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May 15, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Honolulu

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Honolulu. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (HST) for Honolulu.

Time Phase Event Direction Altitude
3:32 pm Sun, May 15 Not directly visible Penumbral Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East 95°
-46.0°
4:27 pm Sun, May 15 Not directly visible Partial Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East 99°
-33.8°
5:29 pm Sun, May 15 Not directly visible Total Eclipse begins Below horizon Map direction East-southeast 103°
-20.5°
6:11 pm Sun, May 15 Not directly visible Maximum Eclipse Below horizon Map direction East-southeast 106°
-11.4°
6:53 pm Sun, May 15 Not directly visible Total Eclipse ends Below horizon Map direction East-southeast 110°
-1.6°
7:01 pm Sun, May 15 Rising Moonrise Rising Map direction East-southeast 111°
-0.2°
7:04 pm Sun, May 15
Maximum in Honolulu This is the moment when the eclipse reaches its greatest magnitude while the entire Moon is above the horizon in Honolulu. The true maximum point of this eclipse cannot be seen in Honolulu because the Moon is below the horizon at that time.
Since the Moon is near the horizon at this time, we recommend going to a high point or finding an unobstructed area with free sight to East-southeast for the best view of the eclipse. 		Map direction East-southeast 111°
0.2°
7:55 pm Sun, May 15
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends. Map direction East-southeast 116°
10.1°
8:50 pm Sun, May 15
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends. Map direction East-southeast 123°
20.8°

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The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

The total phase of this lunar eclipse was not visible in Honolulu, but it could be observed there as a partial lunar eclipse. The Earth's shadow covered a large portion of the Moon, so this was still a nice sight.

Cloud Coverage (May 15)

In the past, this day was cloudy 74% of the time (since 2000).

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Honolulu

Eclipse Visibility From Honolulu Visibility Worldwide
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Aug 27, 2026 Partial Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse
Aug 16, 2027 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
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Jul 6, 2028 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Partial Lunar Eclipse

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